A Special Appearance on HGTV's "New Spaces"

                                           

Fern Allison, owner and the main interior designer of Lakeside Interiors, Inc. has had her design work published in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times and Pioneer Press.  In the year 2003, Fern was chosen as part of a team that was featured on HGTV's "New Spaces". She was selected to be part of the House and Garden Designers Best of 2007 and has been recommended more than once in Chicago Home and Gardens semi annual  Best of Chicago.  In 2008 her retail boutique was selected to be published in the Treasures of Illinois book series. Recently in 2009 Fern was appointed as a member of the Benjamin Moore Professional Design Board.

Prior  to graduating from  William Rainey Harper College with an A.A.S. in Interior Design Fern worked at
ACNielsen as a Financial Analyst. Since graduating in 1997 she has practiced interior design, was partners in another design firm and for 4 ½ years operated a retail boutique in Wilmette.

Fern was active in the Evanston Chamber of Commerce and sat on their board of directors for 6 years. She sat on the board of directors for United Way for 3 years and chaired one of their annual fund raising drives. Fern is very active in The Woman’s Club of Evanston, a philanthropic organization. She is also past President of Dynamic Resources of Libertyville.


"I am motivated by my clients. It is fun and

interesting to take their thoughts and needs

and turn them into reality. After working for

several high end designers, I opened my design

boutique in September 2004 to give customers

access to designer quality items, vintage pieces

I find along the way and introduce them to new

items they will not find otherwise"